Triple
T2676852
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thornton Wilder |
E56480
|
entity |
| Predicate | givenName |
P17
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thornton
Thornton is a masculine given name most famously borne by American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder.
|
E288389
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Thornton | Statement: [Thornton Wilder, givenName, Thornton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thornton Context triple: [Thornton Wilder, givenName, Thornton]
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A.
Thornton
Thornton is the surname of Terrence LeVarr Thornton, better known as Pusha T, an American rapper and record executive.
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B.
Thornton
Thornton is a village in Fife, Scotland, known historically for its coal mining and rail junction and now as a small residential community near Glenrothes.
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C.
Thornton
Thornton is a suburban city in the Denver metropolitan area of Colorado, known for its planned residential communities and rapid population growth.
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D.
Thornton
Thornton is a residential and industrial suburb in the Maitland local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
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E.
Ashton
Ashton is a masculine given name of English origin that has become well known through figures such as actor and entrepreneur Ashton Kutcher.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Thornton Triple: [Thornton Wilder, givenName, Thornton]
Generated description
Thornton is a masculine given name most famously borne by American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thornton Target entity description: Thornton is a masculine given name most famously borne by American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder.
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A.
Thornton
Thornton is the surname of Terrence LeVarr Thornton, better known as Pusha T, an American rapper and record executive.
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B.
Thornton
Thornton is a village in Fife, Scotland, known historically for its coal mining and rail junction and now as a small residential community near Glenrothes.
-
C.
Thornton
Thornton is a suburban city in the Denver metropolitan area of Colorado, known for its planned residential communities and rapid population growth.
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D.
Thornton
Thornton is a residential and industrial suburb in the Maitland local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
-
E.
Ashton
Ashton is a small village in the town of Cumberland in Providence County, Rhode Island, known for its historic mill district along the Blackstone River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ab4a4b13fc81909dfdb3f23da46832 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd9b4a70481909d8b8242039c1cf2 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:54 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afa065a6f48190973a3b6c52aa23bf |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afa1c4d33c8190b8efa8c1dac0772f |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afa24388f48190854fdbac52ee8a03 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:46 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:54 p.m.